INTRODUCTION Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory systemic autoimmune disorder that has a very wide ranging spectrum of clinical manifestations as well as varied clinical course. It is characterized…
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is an umbrella term for a number of arthritides of unknown etiology that occur in children younger than 16 years of age. It is the most…
CASE 1 A 28-year-old man was referred to the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) clinic because of swollen toes. He developed a swollen left toe 6 to 7 years prior and was…
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the most prototypic of a group of arthritides collectively known as spondyloarthritis (SpA) that are associated with the human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA B27). The hallmarks…
CASE STUDY 1 The patient was a 62-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who was admitted to a tertiary center because of increasing disability and fatigue. She had been…
CASE STUDY A 32-year-old woman presents with a 4-month duration of pain rated at 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 and swelling in her hands, wrists, left elbow,…
CASE 1: A 27-year-old school teacher with a 6-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is seen for routine follow-up. She was recently married, and her disease had previously been well…
Laura came into my office as the last patient that day. She had got an acute appointment. A bright, young woman of 25 years of age, university student, the future…
Abstract Arthrodesis of the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MP) joint is indicated for correction of deformity, to treat arthritis, and to address neuromuscular imbalance of the MP joint (with or without deformity)….
Abstract Selection of the treatment approach for ankle arthritis should not be the surgeon’s decision alone. Many patients recognize the potential problems with ankle arthrodesis, the inherent stiffness, the limitation…
